Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,162 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Marvin Gaye, Jr. (1939-1984)
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Eric Lynn “Eazy-E” Wright (1963-1995)
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Opal Tometi (1984- )
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Cory Booker (1969- )

Explore Global African History

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Leopoldine Emma Doualla Bell Smith (1939– )
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David Kato (c1964 – 2011)
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John Antonio Briceño (1960- )
Assimi Goita (Wikipedia)
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Assimi Goita (1983- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States
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From Memphis and Mogadishu: The History of African Americans in King County, Washington, 1858-2014

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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